Offer More Without Producing Everything In-House.
Manage supplier quotations for complete print jobs, individual components and specialist processes. ePRO keeps outsourced requirements connected to the estimate and customer job they support.
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External Production Still Needs Internal Control.
Outsourcing may solve a capability or capacity problem, but it introduces another commercial decision.
What exactly has the supplier priced? Does it include the required finishing and delivery? Does the purchase cost leave enough room within your customer price?
Keep those decisions attached to a defined requirement rather than scattered across unrelated email conversations.
Give Suppliers a Clear Requirement to Quote.
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Prepare a structured RFQ
Specify the product or service, quantity, finishing, required date and delivery destination. Give suppliers the information needed to respond to the work you actually intend to purchase.
- 02
Review supplier responses
Record and review quotations against the requirement. Consider the total purchased cost alongside suitability, timing and the terms offered—not merely the lowest headline price.
- 03
Bring external costs into the customer estimate
Include the selected supplier cost within the estimate and apply your selling price. Account for the outsourced element before committing commercially to the customer.
- 04
Continue into purchasing
Once the work is approved, move the supplier requirement into the purchase-order workflow and keep it associated with the customer job.
Combine Your Own Production With Specialist Suppliers.
A job may use your presses but require an external finishing process. Another may be purchased entirely from a trade supplier.
Both still need a clear specification, an understood cost and a delivery commitment. Manage the externally produced element as part of the overall requirement rather than treating it as an unrelated purchase.
- 01Requirement
- 02RFQ
- 03Supplier Quotations
- 04Selection
- 05Estimate Approval
- 06Purchase Order
Find Suppliers—and Opportunities to Supply.
The separate Print Supplier Network provides a route to source additional production and pursue trade work suited to your own capabilities, with 0% commission on the value of work won. It is not limited to buying or outsourcing.
Direct integration between ePRO RFQs and the wider network is planned; it should not be confused with the existing supplier RFQ workflow inside ePRO.
Frequently asked questions
Can we outsource only part of a job?
Yes. The requirement may cover a complete job, a component or a specialist process.
Must we use the Print Supplier Network?
No. ePRO supplier RFQs support your existing supplier relationships.
Does requesting a quotation place an order?
The RFQ obtains pricing. Purchasing follows the supplier-selection and approval decision.
Keep Control of the Work You Buy.
Review how supplier quotations, customer pricing and purchase orders can work together in your operation.
